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The 1993 Scharzhofberger Spätlese #17 from Egon Muller is approaching maturity. In the nose petrolium, dried fruits, a wonderfull minerality. The bouquet is very complex offering hints of honey, coffee and almonds, combined with citrus notes from the acidity. On the palate it's displaying medium …
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The Ruwer valley is a little overlooked, and that's quite sad, as the best producers Maximin Grünhaus and Karthäuserhof makes some very fine wines. The Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Spätlese 2001 #2702 is a very good example of the Ruwer qualities. The bouquet is open, with loads of minerality, …
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The 2010 vintage in Mosel is quite extreme with very high acidity. The result is some unique wines especially in the sweet categories. The high acidity is however a challenge in the Kabinett and Spätlese categories. The Schloss Lieser Juffer Kabinett 2010 is a quite extreme wine with high acidity - …
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The vintage 1999 was great in Saar, and the Egon Muller Auslese #24 is a beautiful expression of the vintage. Still youthful with some tropical fruit elements in the bouquet, but starting to focus and getting a slightly more developed tone. Hints of petrolium, pear, citrus and a wonderful minerality …
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Wines are made for drinking ... not tasting ... !. While I taste a lot of wines blind, I still prefer to enjoy the wines with good friends, without to much blind tasting. The ideal scene is good food, a group of friends and plenty of wine. For this purpose magnum bottles are perfect. So we …
